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Aug. 18, 1925.

E. W. MARSH SCRAPER MECHANISM FOR REMOVING THE' BURRS FROM THE TROUGHS OR BURR TINS V OF CARDING ENGINES Filed not. a. 1924 i fi n n Y Application, met?, @einher don7 iezir ileede in the county of` Yori?. Englandy here invented :in iinorwed [domper ii/ierhn iezn' for ifrenloningr the i'rorn the Tronrfhe or Burr "fine oif @ordine :irre

.Engineer of Whieh the following; fr eneoiiiration.

This invenzion has for its: object the nro rie'on oi" n new or improved Scraper-mooieisin, :is hereinafter deerrihedT for removing? me hurrs from the troughs: or imrr tins; o? GerdingenggineeA which ie inore eiiioi nt than the Sernper-nieehenieine hitherto 'g'n'opooed or neen For this purpose.

.rieeordinggg to my im'fentioin 'the sereneA mechanism comprises :i eiidnhiy end Divot elly mounted scraper hhide which is treff-- elied @toro-3e the inziehine in one direetion eo es to remove the eoiieeiied hnrrs from the trough or hnrr tim then hited into :in un position md 'travelled oeroee the infrehine in the onnoeii'e direc/tion7 :rnd then lowered or let ioli in'lo the down position for the fniifiseqnent burr-reniovine trzweree in order than the invention ninfa he ciemfiiy nndersroofh will proceed to deeerihe the emiro with reference to the emrnple oi eonstrnetion shown in the accompanying drnw inge; Whereimm Figa l and 2 ore respective/ii7 :i part eeetionoi front elevation and n eeetionei side elevation of my improved scraper-meeheniein applied to zr hnrr tin oi n eer-dingy; engine.

Referring' to the dr:iwingge7 the Side trainee l o-l the cerdinggl englrine are provided with npstonding; brackets 9 'to which the hnrr tin 3 is attached, and the hrneiete :2 Gerry e fined transverse rod Llnnon Whieh is siiduhij and pijvoi'eily mounted en erm 5 formed on its underside with zi tooth (i which at 'tiniee engages the three-d of i trmiererse Screwed shn'tv Y sind on. its uppereide with e tooth 5s which :it other times engenee 'the thrnd oit ii transverse Screwed shaft 9, while i'o the enter or Free end or the :seid erin 5 is Hired e s iorziperbieoe i0. The transverse Screwed shafts /r 9 fire carried by the hroekets 2 and ere neared .together hy :i wir ot Spur ivheeis 1L While the brackets carry a fined treneveree eiide hair 12 with which projections 137 'i 1i rornied on the hinde-eiirryinp; erin 5 eiterneteiy engage so :is to supp-ort the letter r GLAND.

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Y, n'ieehed with the transverse Screwed fritte respectively; :i Cain 1 *i Yformed on .i nereree screwed Shaft @7 heinp; provided i'ir iiiftino; the hiedererrying erin 5 ont oi: ,h 1th the treuer/'eine Screwed eheiif' f :mi into nosh nf'iih the trzinsveree Screwed ein I' i).

The treinnveree eerewed shaft is driven in the direction indicated hy en arrow iii throne-h @irritable ineens; (not shown) and i; a. reverse rotary motion to the tronei eiwit 9 thiionfrh the inediinn or u' s1 rei ejinr Wheels ll end aeenininrr he nf, Y :e in the position shown nt Fig. i in ,and linee at 2 the biode- "ingr erin through "ie medium oif i ieehed tooth (i, travelled along; its: tiene" rod ii in* 'the trene-, ree screwed shn'ft f` ind'i 'the mid firm 5 ridee on to the cani "herkennen the iotter eu'oinetieeiy lifts oriid idnde-rorryinfr arm i so es to Cerise moioetion iff to pees throngrh e notch 1,6 n *leveren eiido hm.' le? find bring the im o d ie verse rod 4t with 'the Support hehlnd the transverse ido @n the himiie-eniiyiiigf erin arrivino; :it the owosite end of its treneverse rod the proieetion i?) pneeee through o notch if? in 'the trzinereree eiide her l2 end the hifide-ezn'ryiiw; :iran 5 felis eo ne to brings; its tooth FIS into ineeh with the thread of the nerr-wed shaft 'Z' ond conse the projection M: 'to en "re behind the transverse eiide har lf2 .ond e r)ort the seid erin es Shown in fidi linee Fie. whereupon the hiede-efrrryine: erm is' trereiied dong its transverse rod i hy the said transverse screwed shaft Lf until it ongein arrives: at the hitting eatin' 1 5., otter which the above cycle of operations ie eontimionehf repented.

lit Wil] 'time he seen that the arm 5 is treveiied morose the machine in one direction hy the 'transverse Screwed Si'io'ft 'i' so is go Athe Srrziper binde i to remove the rohen-ted hin-re :troni the hnrr tin 3; then lli-tied hy the cern 15 sind travelled across the nierhine in the oiipoei'te direction by the )t 95 and then let farli i screwed shafts 7, 9 and the gea-r ratio of 'rlicspur Wheels'll are suoli to give tlie loir. carrying); arm 5 a slow lr reinovn trav erse and :1, fast return traverse.

That claim my' invention and desire to secure by letters @latent is zfl. A. scrapelnieclin burrs Ytroni the troughs or burr tins of el ing: engjines, corner 'ng slidnblf and Div otellv mounted scraper blade r transverse screwed slwfrtt tor ed bnrr-ren'lovinc; traverse ot the a. second rotating' transverse sererrcd iter efeetingr tlie return scraper blade. ineens tor 'trflns'te scraper blade trois one screws other at the end et its burr-ro erse7 and ineens For 'transfert A screwed shaft to the other 'tlv return traverse.

2. A scraper-meel bnrrs om the trono-lis or lmrr t eine,` engines1 comprising' veiled swrosw scrsei blade transverse rode en erro sliflslwlv end Divotftllv mounted on seid transverc rod, and lijf which the s yreiner lvlede is efnrrieq, rotating transverse screwed slmrwt rr the blede-crirrjf'incf mini ,ross

'U 'f in onel direction so es to re nove f ,i lourrs from the burr tins`r n'iemis tlie blade-enrrvir g arm into up L after its burr removing' trave-sea rotating` transverse screwed sliext for travelling the blade-@firming arm across tlie inn,- ehine in the opposite direction. roe for letting; the blide-esrrving; erin 'tell m=^ the down position tor the suoseQ-ent burrrernoving traverse.

3. A semper-rneelmnism 4Eor reinovine' the bnrrs from the troughs or lmrr tins ot eerdino: engines, comprising; a` screoer ble-,de1 fixed transverse rod-` mi erin slidnl'ilv e1 pivotallv mounted on seid tronsverse rod. and bv which the seid screner ai/lede is cnrried`r a rotating transverse serewed slist rech/rn, 1 of travelling` the lnlmle-cnrrvinf erin siero/ss "ir/ :Vw r`l i ott fli the machine in one direction so rvs to res c its frfiverrv :www .o 'rrr-Ww.

,t Weens `for lettre f a @am on said rotating transverse screwed shaft for lifting' the lnlndocnrrvino erm into an UD position after its brrrrenmvinQ` Ver? rcniovinfr traverse, :t second rotatingtrensverse '1"l'lf? tf* screwed slinrtt for travelling` the blade-cerryinpf erin across the machine in tlwe opp-m site direction, sind ineens for letting tlie blade-carrying arm tsll into the down, sosition for the subs dirent burr-removing treverse.

4. A scraper-merlienisni tor reinovino` tl'ie lourrs from tlie troryfjls or lomr tins oie csrdl ing engines? comprising' o scr-moor blade e fixed transverse rod. an arri slidslvlv and pivot-elk7 mounted on said vtite-d.. 'transverse rod. and b v which said srrener blade is cer ried, a rotating transverse screwed slm-ttT i@ 'fili i cli woher side o the :i secon/s roteiimf lll() are transverse screwed shaft7 a eain on the `lirst atoresaid rotating; transverse screwed shait 'or lifting the blade/carrying arin into an up position a'lter its burr-r moving traverse to bring; the i upper side oit the blade-carrying; arin into inesh with the thread of the said second rotating transverse screwed shatt, by which the blade-carryingv arin is travelled across the niachine in the opposite directioin a lined transverstslide bar? projections on the said blade-cafrrying,` arni'ivliich alternately engage behind the said fixed transverse slide bar lor supporting the blade-carrying,` arin during both directions of its traverse across the ii'iachine, and means for lettingl the blade-carryin@h arhi tall into the down 1position i'ior the subsequent burrremovingA traverse.

Y. scraper mechanism ifor removing the. burrs frein the troughs or burr tins olf card- .ing` engines, comprising a scraper blade7 a iixed transverse rod7 an arin slidablg7 and `pivotally mounted on the said lined transverse rod, and by which the scraper blade is carried, a rotating` transverse screwed shaft, a tooth on the under side et the said bladeearrying arnii adapted to n'iesh With the thread ot the said rotating t 'ansvcrse -screwed shait, by Which the said blade-car-A rjvii'ig arin is travelled across the machine in one direction so as to reinove the collected burrs `freni the burr tina a tooth on the upper side oi the said biade-cairyin0- arin, a second rotatii'igl transverse screwed shaft, a cani on the lirst aforesaid rotating transverse screwed shaft er` li'l'ting the blade-carrying arin into an up position after its burr-removing traverse to bring the said tooth on the upper side oll the blade-carryin ,Y ari-in into mesh with the thread of the said second rotating transverse screwed shaft, by ivhiou the said bladecarrivingl arm is travelled across the machine in the opposite direction, a lined transverse slide bar, and projections on the said blade-carrying aren `which alternately engage behind the said iixed trans verse slide bar 'or supporting the bladecarrying arni during both directions o' its traverse aeross the machine7 there being a notch in the said 'lined transverse slide bar 'lor freeing the engaging projection oit the blade-carrying arin so as to permit the latter to tall into the down position for the subsequent burr-removing traverse.

ln Witness whereof l have hereunto set my hand,

ERNEST llIliLlIfiiM MARSH. 

